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  1. The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Gaston Modot, Pierre Magnier and Renoir.

  2. A satirical critique of the French upper-class society on the eve of World War II, directed by Jean Renoir. The film follows the intrigues and conflicts of a hunting party at a chateau, where the guests and servants clash with the unwritten rules of the game.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Jean Renoir
    • 1950-04-08
  3. Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jean Renoirs The Rules of the Game is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis’s country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut-bourgeois acquaintances.

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  4. Nov 15, 2011 · Renoir's 1939 masterpiece depicts the folly and tragedy of the French bourgeoisie through a complex web of love and class conflicts. The film is a social critique, a comic theater, and a cinematic achievement, with two brilliant scenes: the hunt and the party.

  5. Feb 29, 2004 · A country house farce with a subversive subtext, Renoir's masterpiece satirizes the French ruling class on the eve of war. See how the film's deep focus, improvisation and tragic ending make it a great movie.

  6. Jan 7, 2021 · But “The Rules of the Game” is among the most perfectly balanced of films: a movie about discretion that is in every way a model of it. The opening credits call it a “dramatic fantasy,” but...

  7. Jean Renoirs THE RULES OF THE GAME is famed for its deep-focus photography and intricate staging. Professor Kristin Thompson analyzes the elaborate construction—and mesmerizing chaos—of Renoir’s symphonic tragicomedy.